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179 Cards in this Set
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Anti-Semitism
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Discrimination against the jews
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AutoBiography
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a piece of literature written by the person addressing their life story
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Surrealism
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An art style developed in Europe in the 1920's, characterized by using the subconscious as a source of creativity to liberate pictorial subjects and ideas.
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Oral Tradition
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a story that was spoken not written down
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Trickster Tale
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Folktale about an animal or person which uses trickery, violence and magic
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Creation Myth
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a story to explain how life and things started
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Local Color
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Local Color is the use in a literary work of characters and details unique to a particular geographic area.
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Point of View
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how the story is told, 1st, 2nd, 3rd person
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editorial
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an opinon about something in oral or written form
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Science Fiction
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made up story usually set in the future that uses known science fact
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black humor
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poke fun at the horrors and obscurities in life
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Compromise
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a deal between people over an arguement
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open-mindedness
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able to accept any ideas
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Conflict (types)
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a struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of a storys plot, External Conflict pits a character against nature, society or another character. Internal Conflict is between the person and himself
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Satire:
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poke fun at something to bring about social change
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Irony (all types)
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contrast between appearance and actuality. Situational Irony: is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. Dramatic irony is when you know more about the situation than the character does. Verbal irony is when someone states 1 thing and means the other
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suspense
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a literary technique used to draw the readers in
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gothic literature
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writing that focuses on grotesque characters, bizarre events, and violent events
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alliteration
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repeating the same constantant sound at
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diction
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word choice
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trancensdentalism
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philosophy that higher truth exists beyond reason
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assonance
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repitition of vowel sound
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exposition
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background to understand the characters and actions
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narrative hook
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the way the writer makes the reader keep reading, grabs attention
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rising action
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action that leads up to the climax
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climax
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when the readers emotional and interest reach a peak
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falling action
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the action after the climax leading to the resolution/denoument
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resoution/denoment
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reveals the final actions and ties up any loose ends
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dialogue
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talking between 2 people
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propoganda
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the spreading of rumors and opinons to help or hurt a cause
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characterization(indirect/direct)
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techniques a writer uses to develop characters.
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flat character
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Flat characters are minor characters in a work of fiction who do not tend to undergo substantial emotional change or growth
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dynamic character
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a character who changes over the course of the story
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foil
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the opposite of a character
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static character
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a character who doesnt change over the course of the story
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round character
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A round character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it
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fire and brimstone
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all images of hell we have today
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lyric poem
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a poem in the form of a song
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narrative poem
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poem that tells a story
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eulogy
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speech given at a funeral that praises the person
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elegy
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eulogy in verse form
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rhyme scheme
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pattern of rhyming ab aabb
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stanza
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section of a poem
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rhythm
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the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
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mood
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the writer feels about the story
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tone
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the way the reader feels about the story
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sonnet
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14 lyric poem, first 8 lines: abbaabba last 6: cdecde, cdcdcd
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figurative language
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not the literal meaning of the word
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protagonist
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the "hero" in the story
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antagonist
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the "evil" or "bad" person in the story
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brooding romantics
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a period which used gruesome characters, violence, and the horrors of life
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romanticism
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a literary movement that emphasized feelings, nature, and independence
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fiction
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a fake story, dreamlike
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non-fiction
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based on facts actually happened
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rhetorical questions
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a literary techinque when a question is posed but no answer is needed
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allusion
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when the writer refers to something that he thinks the reader already knows
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southern gothic
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re-emergence of gothic literature in the 1920's-faulkner
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iambic pentameter
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a repition of unstressed, stressed in a poem
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proverb
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short statment about the truth life
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aphorism
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short statement about the truth of life
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extended Metaphor
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a figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things in great length.
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metaphor
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comparision not using like or as
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similie
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comparision using like or as
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analogy
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comparing 2 similar things
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paradox
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a statement that contradicts itself
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Grace
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gift from god that determines if you go to heaven or hell
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Great Awakening
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religous revival where people were scared into believing
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confessional writting
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confession in written form
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objective vs subjective
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fact vs emotion
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sermon
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religious speech of persuasion
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denotation
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dictionary definition
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connotation
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your definition
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imagery
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words that appeal to your 5 senses
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flashback
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interrupts action of a narrative to describe events taken place in the past
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foreshadow
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when the writer gives clues to what is going to happen
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Brook Farm
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commune run by thoreau
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paralleism
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when the writer expresses ideas of equal worth with the same grammar form
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sterotype
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assuming something about a whole group
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Personification
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giving life to an inanimate object
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free verse
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a poem with no meter or rhyming
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blank verse
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a poem that doesnt rhyme but has an iambic pentameter
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Prose
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Writing or speaking in the usual or ordinary form
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Symbolisim
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An art style developed in the late 19th century characterized by the incorporation of symbols and ideas, usually spiritual or mystical
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parody
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making fun of something that already exists
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repitition
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where words or phrases are repeated fpr emphasis
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theme
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the moral or reason behind the story
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paraphrase vs summary
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line by line vs complete thing in general
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The 7 Things that defined Pioneer Drama
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Spectacle, Virtuous Maidens, Villains, Heroes, Romantic Plots, Predictable Outcomes, Money makers no quality
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20th Century Famous Drama Writers
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Eugene O' Neill, Tenesse Williams, Arthur Miller
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Comedy
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Ends Happily
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Tragedy
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ends in death
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Satire(Drama)
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Pokes fun at something to bring about social change; doesn't end happily
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Musical
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Plot driven by music not dialogue
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Experimental Types
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Don't fit other categories
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8 Parts of theater
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Backstage, Back Curitans, Wings, Proscenium Arch, "Apron", Pit, Front Curtain, House
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Monologue
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talking to self
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Dialogue
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talking between 2 people
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House
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people watching the play
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producer
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oversees the staging of the production
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director
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orchestestrates the play
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Actor
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person playing a character
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choreographer
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dance teacher
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stage tech
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Manages lighting and other effects
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Pit
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sunken orchestra area
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wings
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sides of stage
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act
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"chapter" of a play
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scene
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part of an act
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Apron
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area between pit and stage
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backstage
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behind the stage
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backdrop
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setting of stage
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Blocking
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positioning of actors
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burlesque
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broad parodic humor
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Cabaret
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comedy, song, dance
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cast
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people in the play
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chorus
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people singing in play
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Farce
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comedy which uses improbable situations
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improvisation
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to make up on stage
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melodrama
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when music changes with the play storyline
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soliloquy
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uninteruppted speech by 1 person
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prop
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part of the set
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Set
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backdrop
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slapstick
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exaggerated physical violence
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vaude-ville
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series of unrelated acts
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costume
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dress of character
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intermission
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pause between acts
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Spectacle
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special effects
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My Apprenticeship
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Carnegie
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Those winter sundays
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Hayden
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Europe and America
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Ignatow
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Two Kinds
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Tan
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A Mother's Choice
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Quindlen
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My City
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Johnson
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I, Too
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Hughes
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Theme for English B
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Hughes
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Dream Deferred
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Hughes
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Chicago
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Sandburg
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Lucinda Matlock
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Masters
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Any Human to another
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Cullen
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If we must Die
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McKay
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Sisterhood
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Steinhem
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Cruicible
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Miller
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Mice and Men
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Steinbeck
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Puddenhead Wilson
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Twain
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Catcher in the Rye
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Salinger
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Night
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Wiesel
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Lee
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Great Gatsby
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Fitzgerald
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Raisin in the Sun
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Hansberry
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Vonnegut
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Harrison Begreron
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Hawthorne
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Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
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Thoreau
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Walden
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Emerson
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Self-Reliance
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Poe
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Masque of Red Death; The Raven
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Whitman
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I hear America Singing; Song of Myself; I Sit and Look out
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Edwards
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
***SERMON*** |
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Frost
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Road not Taken
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Allegory
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Work of Lit in which people, objects, and events stand for abstract qualities.
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New Negro
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A rejection of Stereotypes.
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Harlem Renaissance
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1920's Cultural Movement (Politically, Artistically, Musically, Literally)
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Anecdote
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a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
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Memoir
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something to remember
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Cotton Club
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Famous Club during the Harlem Rennaisance that was the #1 spot for Jazz
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Individual
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separate and distinct from others of the same kind
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Conformity
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to blend and join the other groups
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Radical
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Person going against the mainstream
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Apathy
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A state of indifference; lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or concern.
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Values
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beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment
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Morals
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ethical motive: motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
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Ethics
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the philosophical study of moral values and rules
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Parable
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brief, succinct story, in prose or verse, that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
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Psalm
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one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament
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Persistence
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The trait of keeping on trying no matter what the cost
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Commitment
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The trait of pledging to do something and following through
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Imagination
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the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
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Allegory
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figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than the literal.
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Integrity
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Doing the right thing when no one is looking
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Liberty
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personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression
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Freedom
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the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
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Patriotism
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To love your country
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